Liu Hong walked, his mind occupied with thoughts of home renovations. The row of storage rooms on the right had to go; he would have them demolished. He planned to rebuild that space into a sturdy, secure room for his collection—a place to keep everything he brought back from the movie worlds he visited. The horsehair worm bottle, in particular, felt dangerously out of place where it was; he needed a fortress to store these items. Besides, he couldn't be sure what else he might bring back in the future. He also needed to keep a record of his acquisitions and their intended purposes. It could even double as a private theater, a sanctuary where he could study how to survive in various disaster-stricken worlds. This room had to be built well, reinforced, and absolutely off-limits to anyone else.
He decided to check in with a renovation team in the provincial capital today. Ideally, it would be as secure as a bank vault. He also needed to consider the electrical and plumbing work for his old house. Liu Hong estimated it would take at least a month or two to finish.
He drove to the provincial capital and used his map to search for gold refineries, visiting them one by one based on proximity. Because the quantities were small, no one asked too many questions. By the afternoon, he had sold off all the gold. Looking at the balance on his phone, he let out a sigh of relief. He had only explored one direction; there were plenty of other places left. The provincial capital could certa…
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